2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 8,936 people earned their degree in geography and cartography, making the major the 107th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,126 and had an average of $23,577 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,532 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,369 and $23,183 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 201 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in geography and cartography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography and cartography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
UCA also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.
WKU also took the #20 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 26 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree geography students list, UARK has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Mary Washington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UMW is a small public school situated in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
UMW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mary Washington are $21,030.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.
East Carolina University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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West Virginia University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.
With a ranking of #16, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 12 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree geography students list, UofL has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.
The University of Alabama ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 14 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
UA also took the #9 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 11 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 15 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.
Auburn University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.
Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.
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The University of West Florida came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 4 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
UWF also took the #25 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWF are $24,894, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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